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The Davis Factor Heads Home

Four weeks ago, Billy Davis, Jr. announced he was heading east. This week, Bill Davis has announced he is heading to Ontario as well...read on

Darlins Delight Clicks At Chester

May 14, 2009:

Darlins Delight, a career winner in excess of $2.8 million, survived a first-over trip en route to drawing away from the competition in Wednesday’s $32,500 Mares Open...read on

Muscle Hill Set To Qualify

May 14, 2009:

Tomorrow’s 14-race qualifying session at The Meadowlands will feature a number of stars including the multi-talented trotting colt Muscle Hill, who makes his 2009 debut for trainer Greg Peck...read on

Earlivic Upsets In Pompano’s Top Trot

May 13, 2009:

Earlivic, a 46-1 long shot, was able to grind out an impressive first-over victory on Wednesday evening in the $11,000 co-featured trot at Pompano Park...read on

Nasty-Looking Accident At Balmoral Park

May 13, 2009:

Wednesday night’s fourth race at Balmoral Park was declared a “no-contest” after a nasty wreck prevented any of the seven starters from finishing the race...read on

Stage Set For Upper Canada Cup Elims

May 13, 2009:

The inaugural edition of the Upper Canada Cup has attracted 21 Ontario-sired sophomore pacing colts and geldings, and they’ll do battle in a trio of $25,000 eliminations...read on

Diego Tops Blooded Horse Spring Sale

May 13, 2009:

Sunny skies and warmer weather inspired owners and trainers to seek new racing stock at the 46th Annual Blooded Horse Spring Sale...read on

Lucky Jim Is Good, Too

May 13, 2009:

The comment in the Meadowlands’ program prior to the elimination race for Saturday’s $200,000 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial for older trotters...read on

Lightning Lane Score For Toms OK Lady

May 13, 2009:

Shuffled to fourth at the top of the stretch, Toms OK Lady found salvation in the “Lightning Lane” as she drew off to capture the $25,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap trot Wednesday at The Meadows...read on

Say 'Cheese' Mr. McGuigan!

May 13, 2009:

Over six decades ago, Charlottetown, PEI resident Jack McGuigan made North American standardbred racing history when, at the age of 16, he became the youngest pilot to record a stakes victory...read on

OHHA District 5 Meeting Called

May 13, 2009:

The Ontario Harness Horse Association today sent out a notice of meeting to its District 5 members...read on

Take The TROT 4 Kids Survey and Win!

May 13, 2009:

Attention young harness racing fans! If you are ages 13 and under and would like to win a cool prize pack, take...read on

NJSS Kicks Off At Big M This Weekend

May 13, 2009:

The lucrative 2009 New Jersey Sire Stakes racing season begins Friday and Saturday at the Meadowlands with purses totaling $249,000 for three-year-old pacers in the Premier Division....read on

Teague: "He's Something To Watch"

May 13, 2009:

Three-year-old Barber Pole became the North American season's leader last weekend with a 1:49 victory at the Meadowlands. The performance surprised many, but not trainer George Teague, Jr....read on

Forward Blogging From Europe

May 13, 2009:

While most of us would love to travel alongside driver Brad Forward on his trip to represent Canada in the 2009 World Driving Championship, that's likely not a possibility. But now you can live vicariously through Brad...read on

Robin I Scoot Doubles Up

May 13, 2009:

The time wasn’t as quick as the week before, but the performance was equally impressive as Robin I Scoot rolled to his second straight victory in the featured $25,000 Invitational Tuesday, May 12 at Hoosier Park...read on

ATAQ: Come To Parliament May 20

May 13, 2009:

An article uploaded to the ATAQ website Wednesday, May 13 sends out a passionate call to all participants of Quebec's horse racing industry to make their appearance at the Quebec parliament on Wednesday, May 20 their top priority...read on

Strangles At Saratoga

May 13, 2009:

A case of strangles was confirmed in Drew Bromac N, a horse stabled at Saratoga Raceway, on Saturday, May 9. Many tracks have since banned horses that were recently at the New York state racetrack....read on

HRNB: Declarations Now Accepted

May 13, 2009:

Officials from Horse Racing New Brunswick have told Trot Insider that declarations for racing are now being...read on

Hoerdt Earns First Indiana Win

May 13, 2009:

Driver-trainer Kelly Hoerdt is seeing his move to Indiana turn successful. In only his 10th start of the meet and after an event-filled trip, he recorded his first win...read on

MacDonell Talks Trotters

May 13, 2009:

Trot Insider recently caught up with Canada's reigning Driver of the Year, Paul MacDonell to discuss a trip to Mohawk Racetrack and schooling sessions for two of the nation's top juvenile trotters from last season...read on

Zorgwijk Fortunate Upsets In Preferred

May 12, 2009:

Zorgwijk Fortunate rewarded his backers with a nice payout when he scored in Grand River Raceway's Tuesday night feature event - the $12,800 Preferred #2 Trot...read on

Southern Rocketop Wins Sophomore Debut

May 12, 2009:

Sophomore trotting colts were back in action for the second consecutive Tuesday as a total of 14 diagonally gaited state-breds met in an Illinois Standardbred Owners and Breeders Association stake...read on

Sports Gambling Coming To Delaware

May 12, 2009:

USA Today and other media outlets have reported that on Tuesday, May 12, the Delaware state senate approved a sports gambling bill by a vote of 17-2...read on

'Hooligan' Wins Again; Four More For Allard

May 12, 2009:

Rose Run Hooligan held on by a neck to win the featured $15,000 Preferred Trot for horses and geldings and prevent his impressive win streak from being snapped...read on

Ladyfield Repeats In Mares Junior Open

May 12, 2009:

Joyce, Kathleen and Linda Keeler's Ladyfield ($3, Tony Morgan) was a repeat winner Tuesday in the $18,700 Mares Junior Open in 1:53.4 at Harrington Raceway...read on

Pari-Mutuel Teller Indicted For Theft

May 12, 2009:

Lebanon Raceway teller Haley Michele Baldwin, 26, has been indicted on a felony theft charge after her cash drawer came up $31,300 short in one evening...read on

Another Triumphant Tuesday For Allards

May 12, 2009:

Following last Tuesday’s three-win performance at Kawartha Downs, trainer Rene Allard and driver Simon Allard joined forces to do it once again...read on

Last Call For NJ Classic Entries

May 12, 2009:

The 2009 New Jersey Classic sale being held, September 13, 2009 at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown, New Jersey is about to close for entries...read on

Yonkers Dark First Week Of June

May 12, 2009:

Consider this a friendly reminder for Yonkers Raceway horsemen, fans, simulcast partners and all the ships at sea. Yonkers is taking an early-June live racing break...read on

Prism K Equals Meadows Track Record

May 12, 2009:

Prism K not only thwarted the determined bid of Primo Spur in the $25,000 Preferred trot Tuesday at the Meadows, but he also equaled the track record...read on

Standardbred Gets Loose, Onto Highway

May 12, 2009:

It has been reported that a standardbred got loose during the early afternoon of Tuesday, May 12 from Bangor Raceway and ran onto a nearby interstate...read on

Sulky Québec Qualifiers Cancelled

May 12, 2009:

Officials at Sulky Québec have opted to cancel the qualifying session scheduled for Wednesday...read on

Clinton Golf Tournament Details

May 12, 2009:

Clinton Raceway has announced the details for its sixth annual golf tournament...read on

Balzac Status Update Meeting Tonight

May 12, 2009:

According to the Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association of Alberta, a presentation by Max Gibb of the United Horsemen of Alberta (UHA) will be taking place in regard to the CrossIron Mills expansion...read on

Peck High On My Back Pages

May 12, 2009:

Trainer Greg Peck sent out a stablemate to early Hambletonian favourite Muscle Hill at the Meadowlands last week, and this one is easy to spot -- a big red horse...read on

Michigan Horse Sales Cancelled

May 12, 2009:

The Michigan Standardbred Horse Sale Co. has regretfully announced that has cancelled the 2009 editions of the Classic Yearling and Fall Mixed Sales...read on

Racing Being Re-Branded In U.K.

May 12, 2009:

According to a report on guardian.co.uk, after many months of interviews and workshops with racing professionals, racegoers and punters, British horse racing is being re-branded via a five-year, £250,000 initiative...read on

Karper: Quebec Horsepeople Short-Changed Via Bankruptcy Protection

May 12, 2009:

In an opinion piece released yesterday, Quebec Trotting and Pacing Association (ATAQ) vice president Rick Karper stated that the horsepeople of Quebec are being short-changed under conditions of...read on

First Quarter Numbers For GCGC

May 12, 2009:

Racetrack owner Great Canadian Gaming Corp. has released its numbers for the first quarter of 2009...read on

Apply For OHHA Scholarships

May 12, 2009:

For the fourth year in a row, OHHA will offer six college/university entrance scholarships to children of active OHHA members...read on

Repeat Winners In Grand River Features

Warrawee Koine Takes OSSS Final

Warrawee Koine converted off a perfect pocket trip to score a mild upset in Monday’s $54,400 final of the Ontario Sired Spring Series for three-year-old pacing fillies...read on

San Pail Scores Again In Open Trot

May 11, 2009:

Fresh off a career-best clocking of 1:52.4 in last Monday’s $50,000 Open Trot, San Pail returned to Mohawk...read on

Feature Score Part Of McNair's Grand Slam

May 11, 2009:

Driver Doug McNair enjoyed a four-win performance at Western Fair Raceway on Monday, and part of his Grand Slam came in the $15,200 Fillies & Mares Preferred with the Chris Haskell-trained Headpoles R Us...read on

Lucky Jim Tops Standardbred Poll

May 11, 2009:

The first installment of the 2009 Hambletonian/Breeders Crown Standardbred Poll was released earlier today, with the white-hot Lucky Jim leading the way...read on

Crazy Good In Paperback

May 11, 2009:

Simon and Schuster book publishers will release a paperback edition of Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America, by Charles Leerhsen...read on